Sunday, June 14, 2020

President Trump Reveals New Details About A New Hypersonic Missile In His West Point Graduation Speech

President Donald Trump delivers commencement address at the 2020 United States Military Academy Graduation Ceremony at West Point, New York REUTERS/Mike Segar

Business Insider: Trump reveals new details about the mysterious 'super duper missile' in West Point graduation speech

* President Donald Trump revealed new details Saturday about a mystery hypersonic missile the US is currently developing, a missile he called the "super duper missile" last month.
* Last month, he said in the Oval Office that the US was working on a missile 17 times faster than any other missile.
* Speaking at West Point Saturday, Trump said that the US is working on a "hypersonic missile that goes 17 times faster than the fastest missile currently available in the world," explaining that it can hit targets 1,000 miles away and strike within 14 inches of center.

President Donald Trump revealed new details about a mystery missile during an address at West Point Saturday, appearing to offer new insight into a high-speed weapon he previously called the "super duper missile."

In mid-May, Trump boasted about US military strength from the Oval Office, and in the process, he announced that the US is building a new missile faster than anything currently available.

"We're building incredible military equipment at a level that nobody has ever seen before. We have no choice with the adversaries we have out there," the president said.

"We have — I call it, the 'super duper missile,'" Trump said, explaining that he "heard the other night, 17 times faster than what they have right now, when you take the fastest missile we have right now."

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WNU Editor: The U.S. has some catching up to do .... China Is Ahead Of The U.S. In The Hypersonic Weapons Race (September 13, 2020).

1 comment:

Jac said...

We have the technology but we start the introduction of this weapon later than our opponents. We shall catch up.